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Hi Dunwoody! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How neighbors can help bring this injured Dunwoody student home
  • How are soaring 2026 health premiums hitting families right here in Dunwoody?

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast & Church Service - Church at Wieuca and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
  • Sunday: Sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• College student hurt on ski vacation needs financial help getting home to heal (wsbtv.com) — A Dunwoody family is urgently raising money to fly their injured UGA freshman home from Colorado so he can begin spinal rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center. The promising student, who can’t currently walk, had his first college year cut short and now faces a long recovery supported by friends’ fundraising efforts.
   

• Higher health insurance premiums leave 1M Georgians with hard choices (wsbtv.com) — From Dunwoody, a TV report highlights how expiring federal subsidies are driving up Affordable Care Act premiums for an estimated 1.4 million Georgians. One local mother is abandoning self-employment to seek a job with benefits after her 2026 rate jumped more than 600%, underscoring tough choices many families now face.
   

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    Monday January 5
  • Art Exhibit
    Dunwoody Library -
    10:00 am
  • English as a Second Language
    Dunwoody Library -
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday January 10
  • Read to a Therapy Dog
    Dunwoody Library -
    2:00 pm
    • Monday January 12
  • Art Exhibit
    Dunwoody Library -
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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday January 2
  • Building Blocks
    Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
    11:00 am
  • Homeschool Friday
    Embry Hills Library -
    11:00 am
    • Saturday January 3
  • Early Readers Storytime
    Redan-Trotti Library -
    11:00 am
  • Magic: The Gathering for Teens
    Chamblee Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Hoop Group: Family Cross Stitch and Embroidery
    Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
    2:00 pm
  • Anime Bites for Adults
    Redan-Trotti Library -
    2:00 pm
  • Winter Wonderland Checkers
    Embry Hills Library -
    3:00 pm
  • Men's Basketball vs. Emory
    Dorough Fieldhouse Pinholster Court
    4:00 pm

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Doraville

  • An Indonesian Afternoon Tea on Buford Highway Marks My Mom's 84th Birthday (thecitizen.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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